Concorde in 'last ever' flight home

The date for the last ever Concorde flight has been announced by British Airways.

The Concorde will take off from Heathrow, fly over the Bay of Biscay and land in the supersonic jet's birthplace of Filton, Bristol, on November 26.

It will leave at 11.20am and touch down for the last time at 1pm.

Chief Concorde pilot Mike Bannister said: "British Airways is delighted that we are returning the last Concorde ever built, Alpha Foxtrot, to her birthplace at Filton later this month.

"As Aircraft number 216 she first flew on Friday, 20 April, 1979 and will land for the last time at 1pm on Wednesday, November 26.

"We hope that the people of Bristol and the Southwest will take the opportunity to look up and watch her fly over for the last time and be tremendously proud of all that Concorde has achieved throughout 27 years of wonderful service."

BA's fleet of seven planes is being put into "retirement homes" in Britain, the US and Barbados following the final commercial flight last month.

Three Concordes will be housed permanently abroad - at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York and Grantley Adams Airport in Bridgetown, Barbados.

The remaining jets will be kept at Filton, Manchester Airport, the Museum of Flight near Edinburgh and Heathrow Airport.